typically, 2s of silence is left or created at the beginning of each .wav, with 1s at the end.

RMS levels are typically set fairly low, to -25db

deliverables: .rm/RealAudio v. 8 at 16-bit/44.1kHz, 105 kbps (stereo)

in the near future, our workflow will allow for some enhancement of the Real Audio files (dynamic range compression, higher RMS levels) in order for delivery of pragmatic derivatives; with the preservation .wav file unaffected by such enhancements.

Update 082809: Real Audio will not be the preferred delivery format as we began use of alternate delivery methods. MP3s will be created with the Lame Encoder using the following setting:

% lame sample.wav sample.mp3 -V4 --noreplaygain --nohist -S

These setting were decided upon after consulting the Hydrogen Audio site.